Albuquerque police are continuing to investigate two smash-and-grab robberies early Friday morning.

First, police responded to a break-in at Ultimate Dougout on Wyoming Boulevard just after 5 a.m. The front window was broken and store owner Dan Nelson said several bats were stolen. Nelson said their surveillance video caught the robbers and he may have seen them before.

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"They were in here earlier today and they were kind of casing the place and we've got them on camera of course," said Nelson.

A few minutes later police were called to Hollywood Video on Academy Road, just a few miles away.

Window were broken out and the suspects stole some XBox 360s. The store's owner is checking to see what else was taken.

A manager of that store didn't want to go on camera but said the store also had surveillance video of the suspects.

Police think the same people broke into both stores. In both cases, the robbers were holding bats.

Police are reviewing the surveillance tapes from the stores. Police said a large yellow pickup truck was seen at one of the stores around the time of that robbery.

If you have any information about either of these robberies, call Crime Stoppers at 505-843-STOP.